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In This Episode:Tyler and Mike welcome Steve Mollman to the program. At RMIT, we know that no man is an island and our actions have an impact on others. In quiet and humble ways, Steve is making a tremendous difference in the world around him and the guys pull up a chair and spend some time learning about his rich life. The journey for Steve has been an unexpected life where he has learned that a cute girl in the third grade can become an amazing wife of 47 years, where a driveway conversation with an older brother can become a life-changer, and where Jesus can become the answer for everything. In their time with Steve, so much is learned about finding (and losing) real peace, being complete, seeing God's better plan for us, and the importance of becoming. Steve's advice is to get as close to God as we can and the guys could not agree more. The world needs more guys like Steve Mollman. To Steve and his wife Sandy, thank you for the lives that you live. Who you are matters to the world around you. Keep going!Show NotesQuotes..."Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! 'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!'""What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." -A. W. TozerReferences...A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren SternRMIT Episode #73: Derick Anderson-"A New Shot at Being the Best Me"The StirringPastor Royal Blue-In MemoriamThe Iranian Hostage Crisis 1979The Currant Bush StoryStill-The Michael J. Fox StoryPsst...Check out our website or visit us on our Facebook and Instagram platforms.

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony nominated and Emmy award winning actress and singer Liz Callaway. Liz made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's “Merrily We Roll Along”, received a Tony nomination for her performance in “Baby” and for five years won acclaim as “Grizabella” in “Cats”. She also starred in the original casts of “Miss Saigon”, “The Three Musketeers” and “The Look of Love”. Liz has also established a major career as a concert and recording artist. She's released seven solo albums and her latest one is called: “To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim”. Liz talks about her life, her career, family, and the values that matter most to her. Support the show

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee   Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1743 Birth of Joseph Banks (books about this person), English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Joseph is best known for his study of Australian flora and fauna as the botanist on board the Endeavor with Captain James Cook. Before returning to England, Cook worried the Endeavor wouldn't make it around the Cape of Good Hope. In a fateful decision, Cook brought the ship to Batavia, a Dutch colony, to fortify his boat. Batavia was rife with malaria and dysentery. As a result, Cook lost 38 crewmembers. Joseph and fellow botanist, Daniel Solander, became gravely ill but managed to survive. Even as they battled back from illness, they still went out to collect specimens. As gardeners, we owe a great debt to Joseph. When he returned to England, Joseph Banks advised George III on creating the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. And, in 1778, when Linnaeus died, Joseph acted with haste to buy Linnaeus's belongings on behalf of the Linnaeus Society. When the king of Sweden realized Linnaeus' legacy was no longer in the country, he sent a fast ship to pursue the precious cargo. But Joseph was too quick, and that's how Linnaeus's collection came to reside in London at the Linnaeus Society's Burlington House and not in Sweden. Earlier this month, there was breaking news that the HMS Endeavor was discovered lying at the bottom of the Newport Harbour in the United States. In 1778, 35 years after the Endeavor brought Joseph Banks and Captain Cook to Australia, the ship was sold. HMS Endeavor was renamed Lord Sandwich, and then during the Revolutionary War, the British deliberately sunk her off the coast of Rhode Island.   1955 Birth of Steve Jobs (books about this person), founder of Apple. A lover of simplicity and elegance, Steve once said, The most sublime thing I've ever seen are the gardens around Kyoto.   To Steve, the ultimate Kyoto garden was the Saiho-ji ("Sy-ho-jee") - and most people would agree with him. The dream-like Saiho-ji garden was created by a Zen priest, poet, calligrapher, and gardener named Muso Soseki ("MOO-so SO-sec-key") in the 14th century during the Kamakura ("Comma-COOR-rah") Period. The Saiho-ji Temple is affectionately called koke-dera or the Moss Temple - a reference to the over 120 moss species found in the garden. Steve Jobs wasn't the only celebrity to find zen at Saiho-ji - David Bowie was also a huge fan. And when it comes to design, there's a Steve Jobs quote that garden designers should pay attention to, and it goes like this: Design is a funny word.  Some people think design means how it looks.  But... if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.   1963 On this day, The Anniston Star out of Anniston, Alabama, published a little retrospective on the adventures of Joseph Rock, the great Austrian-American botanist, and explorer, who had passed away almost three months earlier in Honolulu at 79. Joseph was born in Austria but ended up immigrating to the United States and eventually settled in Hawaii, where he was beloved. He became Hawaii's first official botanist. Before he died, the University of Hawaii granted Joseph an honorary doctor of Science degree. In addition to plants, Joseph had a knack for languages. He cataloged and transcribed Chinese manuscripts and wrote a dictionary of one of the tribal languages. He had an enormous intellect and was multi-talented. In addition to being a botanist, he was a linguist. He was also regarded as a world-expert cartographer, ornithologist, and anthropologist. From a gardening standpoint, Joseph Rock introduced blight-resistant Chestnut trees to America. He also brought us more than 700 species of rhododendron. Some of his original rhododendron seeds were successfully grown in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Joseph spent much of his adult life - more than 20 years - in southwestern China. There were many instances where he was the first explorer to enter many of the locations he visited. Joseph became so embedded in the country that there were many times that his counterparts in other parts of the world thought that he might have died in the Tibetan or Yunnan ("YOU-nan") mountains. And so it was on this day that The Anniston Star shared a few of Joseph's most hair-raising adventures, including this little story called Night Amid Coffins. Two of Dr. Rock's expeditions (1923-24 and 1927-30) were sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Reporting on the first of these in September 1925. National Geographic Magazine. Rock [was] trapped by bandits in the funeral chamber of an old temple in a small settlement north of Yunnanfu. While the small army he had hired for protection kept the brigands at bay, the explorer (Rock) sat amid coffins, with two .45 caliber pistols (one in each hand), and his precious plant collection nearby. By morning, the bandits had disappeared, though Dr. Rock noticed several heads hanging from poles outside the village.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Claudia Roden's Mediterranean by Claudia Roden This book came out late in 2021, and the subtitle is Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel. A legendary cookbook writer, anthropologist, and regional cuisine expert, Claudia Roden ("Roe-din") began traveling the Mediterannean when her kids left home. She traveled extensively through the area and fell in love with Mediterranean food. And in this book, Mediterranean means favorites from France, Greece, Spain, Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco. Claudia knows the slight differences that make the flavors of these regions. Listen to how the ingredients - like herbs, vegetables, and citrus - get used in different places. Claudia writes: Despite the similarities, there are distinct differences. Where the French use cognac, Sicilians use Marsala, and Spaniards sherry. Where Italians use mozzarella, Parmesan, pecorino or ricotta; the French use goat cheese or Gruyère ("groo-yair"), and the Greeks Turks Lebanese and Egyptians use feta or halloumi ("huh-loo-mee"). Where an Egyptian or Syrian would use ground almonds or pine nuts in a sauce, a Turk uses walnuts. Crème fraîche is used in France, where yogurt and buffalo-milk cream are used in the eastern Mediterranean. In the northern Mediterranean, the flavors are of herbs that gow wild; in the eastern and southern Mediterranean, they are of spices, flower waters, and molasses. In Turkey they flavor their meats with cinnamon and allspice, in Morocco they use cumin, saffron, cinnamon, and ginger. While a fish soup in the French Midi includes orange zest and saffron, in Tunisia it will have cumin, paprika, cayenne, and cilantro leaves. It's as if the common language of the Mediterranean is spoken in myriad dialects.   Claudia grew up in Egypt. She was born there in 1936. She also spent lots of time with extended family in France and Spain. The cookbook shares some of her personal stories as well. Claudia's dishes are a little bit of everything - simple to sophisticated. But the recipes take center stage and speak for themselves - magnified by spectacular photography. Recipes range the gamut from appetizers to desserts and include: Focaccia Tapenade Fresh Goat Cheese with Herbs and Olives Roasted Cheese Polenta Cubes Green Olive, Walnut, and Pomegranate Salad Yogurt Soup with Orzo and Chickpeas (Perfect For Summer!) Hot Chilled Cream of Beet and Yogurt Soup Citrus Salad with Greens Winter Arugula with Pancetta and Grapes Roasted Celery Root Sweet Potato and Carrot with Tarragon Vinaigrette, Potato Omelette Chicken with Grapes Chicken with Apricots and Pistachios This book is 320 pages of what Josep Pla called cooking: the Landscape in a saucepan You can get a copy of Claudia Roden's Mediterranean by Claudia Roden and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for $25.   Botanic Spark 1749 Birth of Mary Eleanor Bowes (books about this person), English Countess of Strathmore, grandmother of John Bowes, and ancestor to the late Queen Mother. After her father died when she was 11, she became the wealthiest and most educated woman in England. After the death of her first husband, she was tricked into marrying a man who abused her nearly to death more than once. But before this torturous time in her life, she loved learning, she loved collecting, and she loved botany. Her father created an amazon garden at the family's beloved Gibside estate in Northumberland. For Lady Eleanor, botany was not only a genuine passion but a way to stay connected to her father and his legacy. Lady Eleanor was very interested in plant exploration and the latest plant discoveries. She had hothouses installed at Gibside and at Stanley House in London near the Chelsea Physick Garden. She hired the Scottish botanist, William Paterson, to collect plants on Cape of Good Hope in South Africa during four expeditions between 1777 and 1779. Lady Eleanor came up with some unique ways to showcase her love of botany. Around 1780, she commissioned an extraordinary mahogany botany cabinet that featured long drawers on the side of the cabinet for dry specimens and live specimens. The side of the cabinet flipped down to create a little desktop and to make it possible to access the drawers. The front of the cabinet was adorned with holly swags and seven medallions with the heads of great men like Shakespeare, Theophrastus, and Alexander Pope. The cabinet also had a bottom shelf that would have had a lead-lined tray for plants. The lead-lined legs of the cabinet had taps and would have held water. The water could have been used for the live plants sitting on the tray or perhaps the humidity somehow helped preserve the dried specimens. Obviously, the combination of water and wood never works well, but nonetheless, that was the original design idea. Up until the 1850s, the cabinet was known to hold some of her most prized herbarium specimens, but after Lady Eleanor's death, they were lost to time when the cabinet was sold. The other unique botanical element Lady Eleanor enjoyed was an adorable little plant theatre at Gibside. The theater was essentially a little alcove or niche recessed into the brick wall that wrapped around the garden. The niche was then filled with prized potted plants. Today there is an adorable pale blue painted wooden frame around the alcove with the words "Plant Theatre "written across the top of the frame. During her disastrous and tortured second marriage, which lasted for nearly a decade, Lady Eleanor was forced to give up her botanical endeavors and almost everything she enjoyed in life. In the end, one of her maids helped her escape her husband. Lady Eleanor became the first woman to keep her property after divorce. Shortly thereafter, she signed her properties over to her eldest son - including her most precious possession: her beloved Gibside and its garden - her father's legacy.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

The saga of the broken microphone never ends over here, folks. While this isn't my favorite episode audio-wise for me, the episode is too good not to put out. Special shoutout to our new editor, Nick Jack Wright for being amazing at his job because we got to talking for over two hours. Nick managed to squeeze in all the good stuff to under an hour and 15 minutes. In this episode, we are back to talk about the '90s. I was on Steve and Matt's podcast, Happened In The '90s, back in July and had such a wonderful time that I asked them to come to be a guest on our podcast. I love these two guys to death, and they are definitely "our people."  We start the conversation off by chatting about my Funko collection and collections in general. Primarily we focus on our regrets of the things that we've parted ways with over the years. We are desperate to find these short nostalgic trips and willing to pay big dollars to return to those priceless moments. Ultimately this brings up "Gamer Rage" and how fights would break out overplaying certain games like Mario Kart. I bring up Seaman AGAIN and how it opened a rabbit hole of discussion among my family and friends. We've concluded that the game had to be the idea from someone's late-night smoke session or a bet gone wrong.  We move on to talking about what the 90's meant to each of us. To Steve, the '90s was a time of fantastic music and creations. For Matt, it was about the small group of friends and hanging out, as cliche as it sounds for Steve. For me, the '90s were a time of television and pop culture. My love for Captain Planet and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came from this era. In my area of the Bay Area, we were lucky enough to have a Disney and WB store at our local mall. This place allowed us to watch Looney Toon cartoons while my parents shopped around the store. You can imagine our sadness when they shut them down. This leads us into a quick discussion about the new Space Jam movie. We also chat about our favorite 90's Disney movies like the GOAT Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one that never gets enough credit, but Prop Culture does a great job of showcasing how truly groundbreaking the film was. Many non-Disney movies were popular during this time, like Free Willy, Fern Gully, Harriet The Spy, and Good Burger.  In the guy's podcasts, we talked at length about how most 90's kids are either Team Disney Channel or Team Nickelodeon. I've already pledged my allegiance to the Slime of Team Nick. I remember how Nick used to be SNICK on Saturdays and how Nickelodeon turned into Nick at Night at a specific time each day. A time slot that showed old series like I Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeanie, and other beloved television classics. We immediately launch into a discussion of do you remember:  When Channels Just Stopped Airing Stuff? Yeah, it would just go off the air.Children Today Will Never Be Scared Of The Dial-Up Tone! The fax machine can try all it wants, but you aren't even close! AOL Chat rooms before ASL and playing games with strangers. What were our parents thinking?Catfishing before Catfish and MTV didn't even have TRL yet!Computer Classes where you learned to create websites "for fun" and essentially it was an entire hour where we goofed off on the internet. This conversation leaves us nostalgic and wishing for particular 90's items to come back like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cereal and another wrestling revolution. We are an extraordinary generation that witnessed the birth of the internet being put in almost every home. Frankly, we are so spoiled now. We get things incredibly fast and rarely ever have to "wait" as we did back in the '90s. Before we watched movies repeatedly because that's all we could do, now we watch an episode of Loki, and we are ready for the next one. We can't quote or remember the series the same way we do other movies of the past.  I guess our point is that we need to slow down.

Today we celebrate the birthday of a man who appreciated simplicity and knew that we would, too. We'll also learn about the Indiana State Flower - it’s not a native - but it sure is beautiful. We hear some words from a 1997 Garden Chore list. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a beautiful book that takes us on a tour of more than seventy English gardens and then shares the elements that make the English garden style so beloved. And then, we’ll wrap things up with an old article that asked Virginians to plant more of the State Flower: the dogwood, and we’ll review some little-known Dogwood facts that will make you think about this genus a little differently...   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News World's Largest Honey Bee Makes Rare Hallucinogenic Honey | Treehugger | Bryan Nelson   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events February 24, 1955 Today is the birthday of the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. A lover of simplicity and elegance, Steve once said that, “The most sublime thing I’ve ever seen are the gardens around Kyoto.” To Steve, the ultimate Kyoto garden was the Saiho-ji ("Sy-ho-jee") - and most people would agree with him. The dream-like Saiho-ji garden was created by a Zen priest, poet, calligrapher, and gardener named Muso Soseki ("MOO-so SO-sec-key") in the 14th century during the Kamakura ("Comma-COOR-rah") Period. The Saiho-ji Temple is affectionately called koke-dera or the Moss Temple - a reference to the over 120 moss species found in the garden. Steve Jobs wasn’t the only celebrity to find zen at Saiho-ji - David Bowie was also a huge fan. And when it comes to design, there’s a Steve Jobs quote that garden designers should pay attention to, and it goes like this: “Design is a funny word.  Some people think design means how it looks.  But... if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.” And here’s a little fun fact for gardeners: When Steve needed his garden designed at his Tudor-style home on Waverley Street in Palo Alto, he selected the great English garden designer Penelope Hobhouse to install a traditional English cottage garden - a garden she could have, no doubt, designed in her sleep. Nonplussed by the request, Penelope’s son implored her to make room for the job. And when Penelope first met Steve, he made a unique first impression by rolling into the restaurant where they had agreed to meet on rollerblades. Although Penelope designed Steve’s garden, she never actually saw it. Yet she did write about the project in an article for Hortus - it was called, "Malus californica: or, A New Garden for Mr. J."   February 24, 2001 On this day, The Daily Journal out of Franklin, Indiana, shared an article called, Selection of State Flower Deserves Much Thought by "Bayou" Bill Scifres ("Sy-fers"). The article discusses the desire to change the State Flower of Indiana. “Well, we are at it again. Again we are embroiled in the state flower hassle, and rank-and-file legislators are telling us they have more important things to do than uproot the Peony as the state flower. Changing the state flower from the Peony to Fire Pink would be as simple as adopting either Senate Bill 57 or House Bill 2053, or both, to get the matter to the desk of the governor. But wait a minute. Is it really that simple? That cut-and-dried? Is this what we really want? Is the Fire Pink Hoosierland's best flora representative? Not native. That's the big rub proponents of the Fire Pink have with the peony. Foreigner. And they are right. Let's face it. We all are foreigners. Is it worse for a wildflower to have come from someplace else than it is for men? The thing that most concerns me is the state flower hassle revolves around the importance of nativeness. The real criteria should be the P&Ps of the issue, pulchritude, and proximity. Certainly, our state flower should be a raging beauty, but even more important, it should be accessible, very common, and be seen by many people, including non-Hoosiers who are just visiting. Fire Pink certainly is beautiful, but not so beautiful as the Cardinal Flower (also native to the state). And neither Fire Pink nor Cardinal Flower are even remotely as common as are several of the other candidates, especially the native spring beauty. Other Indiana Academy of Science candidates were White Nodding Trillium, Blue Phlox, Bluebell, Butterfly Milkweed, Bloodroot (a spectacularly beautiful flower, but not widely seen), Aster, Wood Poppy, Shooting Star, Wild Columbine, and Yellow Trout Lily.” Well, this effort was unsuccessful because today, the Peony remains the State Flower of Indiana. And there are many fun facts about this beautiful plant. In addition to being the Indiana State Flower, Peonies are the flower for China where the peony is called the sho-yu, which translates to “most beautiful.” When Marco Polo first spied the Peony, he wrote that the large blooms looked like "Roses as big as cabbages." As a symbol of wealth and a happy marriage, it’s fitting that the Peony is the 12th wedding anniversary flower. It’s also worth noting that a single peony plant could provide a century’s worth of flowers. Impressively, peonies can live to be 100 years old. If you receive a bouquet of Peonies, make sure to keep the vase filled with fresh water. Peonies are thirsty cut flowers. As for Peony plants, make sure to plant them high and have plenty of patience - Peonies can be slow to get growing. If you wondered why grandma had you plant your banana peels under the Peony bushes, it’s because Peonies love potassium. Potassium helps Peonies stay healthy and develop stronger stems. And if you want to help your Peony store up more energy for the following year, you can cut off the seed pods after your peony is finished flowering. Now, medicinally, Peonies were thought to help with pain, and they were used to treat everything from headaches to childbirth. And the childbirth connection to the Peony has roots in Greek mythology. The story goes like this: Asclepius was the god of healing and medicine, and he had a student named Paeon who discovered a root that could alleviate labor pain. This discovery brought Paeon notoriety, and Asclepius could not hide his jealousy, and he grew vengeful. Sensing trouble, Zeus stepped in and turned Paeon into a flower - the peony - and thereby saved his life. And to this day, Paeon, through the peony, helps ease the pain of childbirth.   Unearthed Words Visit a greenhouse in a nearby botanic garden for an early spring. Go to your local bookstore to see the new spring gardening books. Survey your tools, prepare them for their new season, and replace any that no longer do their job. While your plants are still dormant, prune summer-blooming shrubs, fruit trees, grapevines, and berry bushes. — The Gardener’s Almanac, 1997, February Chores   Grow That Garden Library English Gardens by Kathryn Bradley-Hole This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is From the Archives of Country Life Magazine. In this instant classic, Kathryn shares her masterpiece that revels in the glories of English gardening. The publisher said this of Kathyrn’s book, “An unprecedented in-depth look at the English garden by one of Britain's foremost garden writers and authorities…  Kathryn Bradley-Hole--the longtime garden columnist for Country Life--takes a fresh look at more than seventy gardens from across England and distills the essence of what makes the English garden style so sought after. Seasonal photographs capture the gardens--some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some rarely photographed--at their finest moments, accompanied by sparkling, insightful text.  Featuring photographs from the unparalleled archives of Country Life, the full story of the English garden is here, from medieval monastery gardens to the Victorians and the Arts and Crafts movement to the twenty-first century.” And the Wall Street Journal review of this book said, “At a time when the very idea of travel is inconceivable, what a gift to be taken on an armchair tour of the great English gardens.” This book is 492 pages of the over seventy spectacular English gardens by one of the best garden writers on the planet. You can get a copy of English Gardens by Kathryn Bradley-Hole and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $44   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart February 24, 1957 On this day, The Times-Dispatch out of Richmond, Virginia, ran a piece by Pat Perkinson that called on all gardeners to plant the Dogwood (Cornus florida) during the Virginia State Flower Anniversary. “Aside from their significance as the state flower of Virginia, Dogwood trees also are symbolically remindful of the colonists who first found them growing so prolifically here in the 17th century. Not only did they enjoy the bushy trees, but they also put the bark to medicinal use... combatting the effects of malaria. To get an idea of the conditions preferred by Dogwood, we have only to observe the situations in which they grow in nature. As you drive along the highways you will notice that Dogwood flourish in the shade of the taller trees of the forest. Perhaps you would like to situate young trees a short distance from the house where they will be partly shaded and where they may be enjoyed from the windows.” And here are some fun Dogwood facts:   In addition to being Virginia’s State Flower, the dogwood is the state tree of Virginia, Missouri, and North Carolina. Native Americans used the Dogwood as a phenological guide, and they planted their corn crop when the Dogwood bloomed. Both the roots and the bark of the Dogwood tree have been used to treat malaria. In Floriography ("FLOOR-EE-ah-grah-FEE") or the language of flowers, Dogwood flowers are a symbol of rebirth. Dogwood shrubs and trees are in the Cornus genus, and Cornus comes from the Latin Cornu, for horn, which references the dogwood being a hardwood tree. Many old botanical reference guides say that the tree used to be called the dagwood - as in dagger - again, another reverence to hardwood.   Dogwood trees actually have a hard white wood that used to be harvested to make skewers for cooking. So again, this is another neat tieback to the dag or dagger reference. This is also how the Dogwood got one of its ancient common names: The Skewer-wood. Another ancient reference has to do with the dogwood's fruit, which used to be called dogberries. And as one might suspect, a dogberry was not all that good, and the name implied that the berry wasn’t even good for a dog. Today we know that Dogwood berries can irritate a dog’s tummy. In addition, handling Dogwood or touching the bark can be a skin irritant - so wear gloves when you prune. This brings me to my last point... As with so many flowering trees and shrubs, when it comes to the dogwood, prune time follows bloom time. Every June, after the tree has finished blooming, you can prune the tree back to encourage it to set more flower buds. Never prune your Dogwood after winter ends or before your dogwood has bloomed because then you are just removing the bracts (flowers) before they can bloom in the spring.  So with Dogwoods, just remember: prune time follows bloom time!   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

On today’s episode, Steve Marshall, the CISO of the UK Group for Byte Software, discusses how he moved from biophysics to cyber security, how security impacts business decisions, and why he thinks the hiring process of the industry is overlooking talent for certifications.   Steve’s Journey  Steve originally studied physiology and was on his way to receiving his PhD when the IT world called to him. He ended up not completely his degree to work in IT and become the head of the department, and eventually, move into security across North America and the UK. For the past fifteen years, he’s been in a management position. Listen to the episode to hear more about his journey and how he went from physiology to CISO and CIO.  What is “good”? Steve thoughtfully questions what a “good” CISO is in this episode. He believes there is no single answer, as each company needs something different. Steve also observes that the industry is moving towards having people of blended skill sets and different backgrounds, and therefore “good” for one organization could mean adequate for another. As technology is changing so quickly, the traditional standards of what a CISO should be, what qualifications they should have and what they should do are rapidly changing.    To Steve, a “good” CISO fulfills the needs of the individual company, as well as challenges that company to do better.   Security and Business  Like many CISOs, Steve initially struggled with talking to boards. He understands that many security people are really passionate about security and care about the business, so when they see the business making decisions that put them at a greater risk, they are bothered. However, Steve believes that they aren’t seeing the whole picture and miss out on the other factors that are driving these decisions.  Reach Across the Aisle  In order to get around this tunnel vision, Steve encourages CISOs to build connections with the movers and shakers of the other teams, so that you can better understand what drives decisions.    Steve goes on to explain why understanding different teams is imperative for business decisions, internal support, and collaboration. He stresses that the key is to listen. For Steve, he attends different meetings across different fields within the company to have a better idea of what each team is working on and what their needs are. Additionally, he tells a humorous story about how listening to the conversations during a smoke break made him well respected in his company. Listen on to hear that story and how connecting with other leaders makes you and the company stronger.  Steve’s Two Roles  Due to the dual nature of his roles, Steve has to sit in many sales meetings, while the typical CISO does not. No matter your role in security, every company is trying to sell a product, and it’s important to understand the sales team so that you can better assist, but also so that your voice is respected and heard when you have something to say.   Who Owns the Risk? While many CISOs feel they own the risk, as we have discussed many times on this podcast, Steve feels that he doesn’t own the risk. Instead, he feels the business does as it’s the one who succeeds or fails based on the risk itself.    Steve’s perspective is that he’s in charge of understanding the data and making that data clear to the higher ups, but he doesn’t own the data itself. We talk about how you need to have a mature and respectful conversation with the other teams in the business in order to come to a consensus about risk. Listen to the episode to hear of Steve’s perspective and how this view of ownership affects the communication around the risk level, the proper controls the security team needs to put in place, and who signs off on risk decisions.  Reporting  When reporting to the CEO, Steve recommends focusing on the impact of the business, the future of the business, and the overall picture. As other guests have said, Steve encourages CISOs to align their reports with business strategy. The CEO doesn’t care, or has time to hear all the nitty, gritty details—that’s why they hired you.    Steve chooses to focus on security as it relates to the objectives of the business, and what will impact that or support that from an acceleration or goals-based perspective. It’s about speaking the business’s language, and not boring the management with unimportant details they don’t care about. Listen to the episode for more in depth advice on how to effectively communicate security issues with management.  Answering Security Questions  Oftentimes, management teams will reach out and ask CISOs questions about security risks they’ve read in the news. Not all management teams will be as proactive, but you will eventually find yourself in a situation where you have to answer unprompted questions. Steve’s view on this is that the higher up you go, the less time people have, so he suggests answering in a succinct way that explains how the security question relates to them. Diversity in the Hiring Process  The last topic Steve dives into is the perspective on hiring and talent. He points out that people used to start on the factory floor and work their way up to CEO. However, that doesn’t happen anymore and sometimes as a result, leaders can lack a holistic perspective.     Steve believes there is value in having different backgrounds, even non-technical ones. The hiring attitude of the business sometimes emphasizes the degree so much that it overlooks talent, experience and those who would actually be best for the job. When hiring, it’s important to remember that not everyone has the same access to education and may have more experience as a result. He encourages those in hiring positions to put together the most diverse team possible, those who will challenge your beliefs and look at a problem from a different angle than you would. It’s the only way to push yourself and your team to be better.    Listen to the episode to hear more on Steve’s view of talent, education, and experience, and how those three factors can intersect in different ways in each individual, who may have more to offer than what’s on the paper.  Links: Exabeam: Website New CISO Podcast Steve Marshall - LinkedIn

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Steve Shapiro of eHealth Ventures. Before eHealth, Steve spent years in the cell phone industry before transitioning to a career in consulting and angel investing. He partnered with Israeli-based digital health investor Talor Sax in creating eHealth Ventures, a digital health incubator with a focus on Israeli innovation. Steve explains how he came to focus on the digital health sector, and why and how Israel has been at the forefront of innovation, particularly in the healthcare space. Steve goes on to give advice for potential investors in the space. To Steve, and new digital health technology must solve a problem. Secondly, in the healthcare sector, you must understand the sectors unique revenue and payment process. Finally, it is critical to grasp the strict regulatory processes. In addition, Steve discusses how the health care industry is evolving, and what changes we can expect in the future. For example, Steve highlights the shift from traditional in-person healthcare to a telehealth ecosystem. He also discusses how the healthcare industry is leveraging applied analytics. Finally, Steve discusses eHealth's investment thesis, some of the companies they've funded, and why.

Boom, what's going on, everyone?   Steve Larsen from Sales Funnel Radio, today I'm gonna teach you guys my event teaching template.   I've spent the last four years learning from the most brilliant marketers today and now I've left my nine to five to take the plunge and build my million dollar business.   The real question is how will I do it without VC funding or debt completely from scratch? This podcast is here to give you the answer.   Join me and follow along as I learn, apply and share marketing strategies to grow my online business, using only today's best internet sales funnels.   My name is Steve Larsen and welcome to Sales Funnel Radio.   What's up, guys? Hey, I'm excited for today. I wanna share with you guys kind of a cool little thing here.   I’ve been teaching at events for a number of years now. I’ve taught everyone, from people who are brand new to people who are extremely experienced and very wealthy, and there is a format that I teach in.   One of the things that I get asked, actually more and more frequently this has been happening, is, “Stephen, how can you get up and riff for two hours?”   The answer is, I'm not just like talking, I'm actually following a format in my head.   There's been a few people have reached out and said, “Stephen, I wish you'd just get straight to the principle.” But there's reasons why I'm doing what I'm doing with this.   Right after my OfferMind event in 20218, I had the opportunity to go in and teach Russell Brunson's new speaker team for about half a day. He's got a new traveling team and they travel around on small stages that he can't get to, 'cause of who he is - which totally makes sense.   This team pitches ClickFunnels and content around the world, which is awesome. It's super cool.   So I was asked to come in and teach some of my methods and how I do what I do. I walked up and there wasn't really much of a framework, I had an idea…   I was watching and observing like crazy before it was my turn to go up, 'cause I wanted to see where they were. So I had an idea of what to actually talk about… But guys, I'll be honest with you, sometimes as I'm talking, especially on stage, (I'm always extremely prepared, especially when I get on stage), but there's always a little bit of playroom.   One of my favorite things to do when I'm talking and going through a principle or whatever is to watch, I don't know how else to describe it, other than watching the eyes of the people to see:   #: Do I have them?   If I'm losing them, I've got to tell a story.  I've got to just do something that's high drama or drop some more gold, something a little more valuable. I've got to do something to get 'em back; whether that's an engagement, or  sometimes I'll do a random Q&A.   Half of a being speaker is being able to deliver cool stuff; the other half is being able to read the audience.   I’ve done a lot of three-day events, tons of them and I have slides, but not every group that comes into the room is the exact same, so I've got to be able to adjust based on what they're doing.   So what I've done, especially over the last two years, I've been developing kind of my own pattern for how I do stage stuff.  Those of you guys who are coming to Funnel Hacking Live, you’ll see me do this.   I'll be extremely prepared, however I'm also gonna leave a little bit of room. I'm gonna watch how people are reacting.   There's been some stages that I've spoken on and like every audience is different, there's nothing to really prepare you for it, other than just doing it.   There’ve been some audiences that I've spoken to that were just the driest, dry, most unfun group to talk to ever, I'm not gonna say who it was, but it was a few events in Vegas and Texas and these other areas. I just talked to them and like, “Man, are you guys dead?”   Anyway, before I say anything offensive, I'm gonna move on, but like, “MAN!”   Then some of the most fun stages are not necessarily always the most educated in what I do, so I've got to start at a different level. You've got to be really fluid as a stage talker.   Now there's a difference between stage teaching and stage pitching - huge difference, monumental difference.   Every time I'm doing a stage pitch, I will follow a webinar script.   Teaching from stage, it's kind of that, but not really, there's a lot more that goes into it.   So my wife and I, we're both geeks now and she and I were talking late about stage and we were talking about the different formats of being able to present on stage, and so I thought it'd be kind of cool to share with you guys some of what I do, and how I'm actually able to pull that off…   I'm not just riffing, although it may look like that.   Let me just pull this whiteboard in here. If you guys are on ITunes, no sweat, I'm gonna walk through, you guys won't miss anything out. Drawing just helps me explain, so that's half the reason I draw so much.   Okay, so the first thing that I do is I go in and I draw a big old framework picture. It's a massive framework picture right here up at the top and it's a picture that represents the all the content.   One of the major reasons that I do this is because it helps me stay focused on what I need to produce, but also it helps me stay focused on what I should NOT get distracted by. There are squirrels!   As a speaker, you're like, “Oh man, you, one person in the audience, you think that's cool? Why don't I go on a massive tangent and teach you some other cool things, 'cause you think that's cool?”  No! I'm sticking to a framework.   There was an event I was speaking at early on, one of the first stages I ever spoke on, and it was really valuable, but I stopped teaching and started Q&A-ing.   Stage pitching, totally different than stage teaching, which is totally different than Q&A, which is totally different than workshop. They're not all the same thing. They're the little tools that I pull out of my pocket when I need to to keep:   Things interesting   The learning up and high   The energy high   People engaged   ... 'cause some of the principles I go through... man, they're freaking boring. I know they're boring! I hate listening to boring speakers. Hate it, hate it, hate it.   I don't really watch so much football. I like the Denver Broncos, they're my team, but I don't really watch that much of it, but when I do…   I'm not really an armchair quarterback, but I am TOTALLY an armchair quarterback when I am watching other people on stage. I’m nitpicking the crap out of 'em, I can't help it. I'm like:   Oh, I would have done that different   I would have pointed differently there   What's with the stature of that person?   Why is every one of their sentences going down? They should be going up.   ...you know, it's like I can't help it. This is my craft, this is what I do, I can't help but watch what people are doing on stage.   So anyway, there's different mechanisms and frameworks and patterns that I'm using throughout. Specifically for this episode, I'm gonna walk through how I handle teaching on stage in a way that’s:   Interesting   Interactive   Captivating and brings the minds of the audience with you   If I just pop right out and say, “Here's the framework!”   The audience will: Look at it   Finds something on there that they have seen before   Thinks that they understand the rest of it immediately - when they don't.   I can't just walk up and be like, “Here's the framework.” So what I do first of all is I go in and I draw a framework picture, then what I do is I break up the picture into chunks, three, four, five, six, seven chunks.   This is exactly what I did for OfferMind   This is exactly what I did for all of the FHAT events that I used to run   It's exactly what I do for OfferLab, which is coming up for those of you guys that are coming to it.   ...Does that make sense? There's a lot of what I do that comes from just this piece alone.   I got to hang out with Russell when he was drafting a lot of the Traffic Secrets book which he's been working on. He's writing it right now, but the actual ideation of the principles, he does the exact same thing... Where do you think I learned it? ;-)   When I first got to ClickFunnels and he started drafting the Expert Secrets Book, this is exactly what we did.   There was a picture that represented all of it and then the picture was broken up into four or five different pieces, and those are the major sections of the book.   So I do this the exact same way when I'm doing a teaching-based event. When I go into pitching, that's a different activity and a different pattern. But specifically this is how to teach at events. Okay, just making that clear, so that no one thinks that's how you pitch!   The first thing I do is I draw a picture…   If I can explain a complex principle with a doodle, it means it’s simple enough for the masses to understand. Most people are on a third grade reading level,and I can't stand up and use complex vocabulary.   The point is to not make me look smart, the point is to educate the audience.   It drives me nuts when you can tell someone wrote a speech to make 'em look smart, rather than to connect with the audience.   I'm not gonna name any names, but man, there was an event that I went to, (this happened like three times last year), where I got to speak at an event or I went to one that I just kind of wanted to go to… and there would be one or two speeches specifically you could just tell that were created to just remind everyone how cool the speaker was.   ...That's awesome, but I believe that if you want credit, don't seek it. If you want stature, don't seek it. You're gonna look like you are and you distance yourself from the listeners, 'cause you're like:   “Will you remind me again of how awesome I am, please? Remind me how much of a pedestal I'm on. Raise me up, please, audience, following.”   ...You distance yourself from the audience in that one move. Stupid, don't do it! okay.   So anyways,I draw a picture (for a lot of reasons), but it's so that I understand it in a simple way to teach it and so it's a simple to deliver the principle at the same time.   So I draw a smaller picture of a chunk of the major framework picture and I do it again, and then I do it again.   Let's say that there are four major principles, that are distinct from each other inside of this major picture. So then I draw another picture. Then there's a pattern inside each one of these that I'm pulling off.   When I'm doing a lot of Facebook Lives, or even sometimes in these episodes, I don't always do this in these episodes, but a lot of times I'll follow kind of a version of this a little bit.   There's really two phases to this:   #1: Is Preparing: so, first,  I'm gonna walk through the preparing phase, which is what we're doing right now.   This is how I prepare all the content ahead of time to make sure that I am ready to over deliver on stage. Is it a brain jog? Yes, it’s mentally exhausting. It’s so challenging.   I'm going through the exact same process for my book right now. Ha, right! It's not easy, guys. It's NOT easy at all.   Realistically, if you're doing something that's gonna be a little more permanent like a book…   I don't write the book to make money, it's gonna make some, but I'm making the book to make sure it’s easily transferable information to the masses. It's a low ticket thing = low cost + high circulation product.   So these are the stages I’m gonna go through with you:   1. Preparation 2. Delivery   So the first thing I do is I come up a big picture represents all of it and then there's four major principles - they're like little breakouts of the major framework. So now let's get down to each one of these levels. I draw the major, overarching principle pictures and I will usually use blue.   The next color I use for the actual content itself is typically green.I hope it shows up well on the camera here. Then I draw a smaller picture, yeah, that shows up alright, I draw a smaller picture and inside of that, I'm coming up with:   A quote, A story The actual concept itself A ‘So What?’   You’ll see Russell do this in several places as well, I do this in a lot of spots: “Oh, cool quote about this. By the way, here's a really cool story that's gonna set you up to understand the concept when I drop it.” Which is why I always tell a lot of stories on this show and anywhere.   Then, the “So what?” Meaning; “Who freaking cares?”   If I teach you something cool and you can't use it,  then who cares? I'm not here to say, “Oh, look how cool I am. So what? Who cares?   I hate my time being wasted. I do my best NOT to waste you guy's time, so I do what's called a “So What?”   I this at OfferMind; meaning: I teach you the principle Here's what you should be able to do with it now that you've learned it.   It's like the deliverables, the thing that they should be able to go do afterwards.   And frankly, this is a small picture... and then I do it again. We do a smaller picture, a quote.. and these are all little, tiny micro stories that teach the bigger concept. There'll be a bunch of 'em, boom, boom, small, small pictures. However many I need, in order to actually accurately show the BIG concept.   Does that make sense so far?   Then what I do is I typically, not always, it depends on how much time I have...   So then I grab a red pen and red to me is the “So whats?”  If you don't have red, you're dead... meaning this is the applicable area of what I'm teaching here.   So then, I usually do somewhat of a workshop/Q&A, not always. One or the other, sometimes both, it’s very time dependent. These usually end out the principle that I’ve taught.   For those of you guys who have got tickets to the next OfferMind, you got the replays from last year, watch me doing this.   Each session is is usually about an hour and a half to two hours,and then we usually need a break, and that's fine, but I usually end with a workshop/Q&A section or session.   I do the exact same thing for every single one of those major pictures and frameworks moving forward. Does that kind of make sense?   That's how I prepare, but that's NOT actually how I teach it. That’s NOT how I teach it at all.   Now I'm gonna erase the bottom of this right here, just so that I can draw how I actually toss it out, okay.   So that's why I lace it all out on my floor. I just got another 12 legal pads from Amazon Basics, because I'm running out. I use a lot of legal pads because I'm literally drawing pictures and writing the quotes on all these sheets on my floor and stuff - because then I can visually see:   “Crap, I'm missing a story on picture number two, section one, right, oh, dang, I'm need to find a quote, that backs up what I've been saying, I know this is a true principle, who else talks about that?”   That's why I buy so many books, I don't necessarily read that many books from cover to cover, I don't. What I do is I hunt answers. If I know I'm missing a quote from section one, picture number three, I'm like, “Crap, who talked about that again?”   Then what I do is I walk through my bookshelves and I grab out all the books,that look like they're about that topic and I will rifle through and speed read like crazy.   In fact, on the other side of this camera is where I usually put all that stuff. I had stacks of books next to each principle: “Oh man, this stack of books is really about that one principle. This stack of books is really about that principle.” And I rifle through them to make sure.   That's why OfferMind was so good, guys, I did my freaking homework.   Let me grab another color here. Yeah, let's grab black…   So that's how I prepare, but the way I actually deliver is, I always start with a story. A story at a place of high drama. Sometimes I will start also with a quote; sometimes those are interchangeable. It's not always in that order, but these are always at the beginning at least.   So it's a story at a  place of high drama, and a quote. I never just present the picture. This is one of the reasons why so many of us use whiteboards on stage is we are drawing the picture in front of the audience. If you have to go fast, that's fine, but it actually creates a deeper understanding for the audience if you draw and explain at the same time ...and then show them the finalized picture that you prepared ahead of time.   Russell does this at Traffic Secrets. I do this all the time like at the FHAT Events.I did this several times at OfferMind, time depending, based on where I was.   What I do is I draw a story to place high drama, then I go through a quote and then I'm drawing the picture in front of them on a clean whiteboard or a clean piece of paper.   I'm saying the steps that they need to take in order to to do that principle, but I'm also visually writing down those steps. That's why in my slides, a lot of times, you'll see I'm drawing the picture even though it's already done on the next slide.   This works so freaking good.   I've used this many times on a lot of stages, a lot of stages, okay. I've an abnormal amount of stage time for someone my age and I know that, and I'm just saying, okay.   So then I'm gonna number the steps out, audibly and written and then finally I press the slide button, 'cause I go make all these pictures. I have an artist go in and they will actually make a rendering of each one of these pictures. But if I just show it, it's not nearly as effective. Then I go through my “So Whats?” and then leave off with the Q&A/workshop. Does that make sense?   Sorry for the reflection there, guys, I'm trying to get that off there. Anyways, cool, that's how I do it.   First, I prepare it in the order I’ve shown you, but then I deliver it in this order.   I DON’T just:   Show the picture Use a quote Tell a story Reveal a concept Add the “So Whats?”   BECAUSE… it's better if the audience discovers the picture with you as you're drawing it. Man, that's so much more effective. The learning's a lot deeper.   Anyways, I just wanna share that with you guys. Some of you have been asking about this and I'm stoked to be able to share it with you.   So if you guys are doing events - which are amazing. I believe everybody should do an event. Events are incredible whether it’s virtual or in person.   Marketers are event creators.   When you go in, especially in a teaching event. I'm speaking in a lot of places already in 2019, I'm really stoked about it.   I got a lot of offers, I'm going a lot of places and I'm excited about that. I'm saying no to most of 'em, 'cause I'm really focused on my goal for this year. Thank you, I don’t want to offend anyone.   If I’m  gonna do any kind of stage speech at all, if I have an hour, if I have 30 minutes, if I have three days, this is how I do it.   You'll see a lot of times, when I'm trying to over deliver content, in my head, I'm following this format.   What's the story format I'm using? Epiphany Bridge Script.   What's the quote I'm using? Someone who's influential, that  the audience all know about.   I'm drawing the picture in front of 'em. I suck at drawing, whatever!   Next I walk through and number the steps out: it's the same exact thing I would do in a webinar script, but in this format, it's a little different.   Then I go in and write the “So Whats?” Finally; Q&A/workshop at the end, time dependent. I love that one, it helps 'em really feel like they've gotten a lot.   Anyway, that's the format that I use both in creating and in delivering.   What I want to do real fast is cut over to one other video real fast…   When I was at OfferMind, I ended the event. I was done, I was excited, I was like man, I knew that it had been awesome. A lot of money has been made from that event already; meaning the people in the audience applied everything and made a lot of cash, which is awesome and very validating…   But I was getting down and guys, I was tired, okay, I was about to go get in the car and continue to teach the speaker team. I was exhausted, man. I had really not slept in a while, and if you've ever been on stage, like you should be freaking tired.   The photographer came up to me afterwards and she goes, "You move more on stage than anybody I've ever seen ever," and I said “Yeah, well, number one, I hate bad speakers who are boring and number two, if I don't keep things interesting it's gonna suck.”   I don't know if you guys have heard the saying or the stat. I don’t know if it’s a stat or a saying, whatever... but I believe it's true, 'cause it seems true every time I do it…   90 minutes on stage is the equivalent in energy to a full eight-hour workday   ...And so to go for two straight days, man, you're wrecked, you are so freaking tired.   Whenever I'm doing a webinar, it's an hour and a half, I'm acting like I'm on stage. I’m exhausted after I do a webinar. I’m putting out energy, I’m working hard. They will NOT exceed my energy level.   I set the pace, so I've got to come in high and hard, so that I can bring everybody up because that brings them in a better place to be engaged and learn,   I pre-bought caffeine for the tables.   Anyway, so I did all this stuff, and then the event ended, and as I was about to walk off, Colton runs up and he goes, "Hey, wait everyone, don't move, don't move, don't move."   I didn't know he had a mic in his hand and he invited John Ferguson up and they gave me the Statue of Responsibility Award which had a hard time not breaking down and kind of crying over, guys.   The only reason I'm showing you guys this, it's not to pat my back, it's to pat my wife's for what she does to support everything that I'm doing. It's pretty intense.   So I just wanna give a little shout out to my wife here.   We're gonna cut over here, so you guys can watch US get that award and the amazing compliment that he gave her at the end of this video.   So anyways, let's cut over real quick here:   Coulton: We have something pretty special planned for Steve right now.   He has no idea.   So you guys are gonna be part of this, but in order to, like, explain it a little bit more, we're gonna roll a video, so if you guys wanna kinda sit back and watch a quick video with us, that would be awesome.   VIDEO: Viktor Frankl, the author of Man's Search for Meaning and a Holocaust survivor, he firmly believed that if we don't act responsibly with our freedoms, we will lose those, and now we're able to create his vision. His vision was to create a Statue of Responsibility. Bookend the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast with a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.   "Freedom threatens to degenerate into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsiveness. And that is why now it's for ten years that I've been teaching my American audiences they should see to it that the Statue of Liberty on the Atlantic Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the Pacific Coast." -Viktor Frankl   SCULPTOR OF THE STATUE: "Everyday we make decisions. We can think about what defines us. Is it our past, or is it where we're going? Is it what we want to do, or what's happened to us? We have the ability. We decide what we're going to create each and every day."   Coulton: I'm now gonna invite Mr. John Ferguson up to the stage real quick.   John Ferguson: So Stephen knows what this is, but a lot of you didn't, so we wanted to share the video.   On my way out here, I had an opportunity to talk to the sculptor of The Statue of Responsibility.   Two years ago, we were on a mission to find entrepreneurs, influencers, people who are looking to change other people's lives.   Viktor Frankl had in his study in Vienna, a sculpture with a man called The Suffering Man who reaches up to the sky looking for help. He always used to say, before he passed away, is "Where is the hand reaching down?"   Being a Holocaust survivor, he talked about responsibility on the West Coast to bookend liberty and freedom on the East Coast, and so we said:   "Look, we have to find individuals who are the hand reaching down to others in our world."   Don't you think Stephen is one of those people? Yeah, totally!   I think I've known Stephen about three years, first Funnel Hacking live event. We talked about that, and he is a different dude. He is awesome, right? I mean, phenomenal.   And so I talked to the sculptor, and I had him sign one of the statues, and it’s numbered, and we're only giving away a few of these to individuals in the country.   These individuals will have their names in a special place at the statue that will be built in Southern California, 305 feet tall, just like The Statue of Liberty. You'll be able to go inside and visit it.   Because of what he's done, not only for this community, but for all of your communities, do you understand that? Now you can get your message put in a way, you guys are all a part of this.   To Steve:  so would you accept the Statue of Responsibility as a gift for what you've given all of us?   Steve: Absolutely, man. Thank you very much. I really appreciate that a lot. That's huge. Thanks, man, thank you.   John Ferguson: And one last thing here with Alyssa, the reason why I wanted her on the stage was she's the hand reaching down at home while Stephen's here with us.   So thank you for giving us Stephen while you're having to take care of the home. Appreciate it.   Steve: Thanks. It means a lot. Thank you. Yeah, yeah. Well, you guys are, you guys are gonna see my tears flex in a second.   Hey, guys thank you so much for being here. We love you, we appreciate you a lot. This is totally a family endeavor. Hope you guys know that and feel that from us, and go change the world. We'll see you guys. Thank you, thank you very much. Thanks for watching this episode, please rate and subscribe at ITunes, I would really appreciate it if you guys rated it. That means a lot.   Guys, thanks so much. Let's cut over to the video and see us getting that award. Bye.   Boom, just try to tell me you didn't like that!   Hey, whoever controls content controls the game. 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Polo A.K.A P.Diddit C.E.O. and founder of Exclusive Fashion and Furs. My company name is, "Dessalines Clothing the Private Collection." I'm a personal custom designer. I design everything from furs, suede, linen, leather, silk, and, satin. The company has been around for ten years and my clothing line for six. Celebrities have worn my line; but I'm not strictly a stylist to the stars. I'm a designer for whoever is serious about fashion. You can be as famous as Jay âZ or the round way guy JP! LOL! I'm here to service every individual. I just recently ran the, "Baby Marathon." This was a fundraiser for the, "Boys and Girls Club." All the participants raised money for the kids on Father's Day. I completed a very special two mile run. These types of events are extremely big to me. Giving thanks to the community is where I like to start first. All the magazines that were willing to work with me and give me a chance like, Mixture, Against the Grain, E2K, 5Star, Urbansteez, Enfluenz, Unique Styles, and coming soon, Dime Piece Magazine 2008. Exclusive Fashion and Furs is working on special shot outs. We want to thank MySpace and all the people that are not on MySpace. Thank you for the love and finally no hating! LOL! Thank you for the comments, taking the time out too even see what Exclusive Fashion and Furs is all about, and we appreciate our team! Chase Million, my partner, friend and president of my company. Thank you sir! This man believed and stood by me thru thick and thin! To Miss Toi, my PR, may Godless you and yours. Thank you for the talent and skill to help make things happen for Exclusive Fashion and Furs. Heir 2 the streets Wally Sparks, and Frankie Blanco. Thank you for keeping me on film and TV. All the work from these two gentlemen is appreciated. To my fashion stylist, Ms. Fallon; thank you for being my hommie, and my friend. To my barbers "G" A.K.A. "The Best Kept Secret!" CEO Dre Perrian of Cut Creation, thank you man! CEO Uptown Hair Cutters, Johnny Blades CEO of the shop Lou Diamonds and the whole staff thank you for all the support. Felix Natal Jr. for my hot pics and being the best at what he does. Special thanks to all the beautiful models that wore my clothing. Coco, Milena Hayes, Finesse, Victoria, and Lady Lavalle Big thanks to Rolo the best artist in the game! Shout out too Will Kasso another paint master. Black Tie Records and Big C, thank you sir for letting me do what I do! To Steve and Mike Jr., without them would be no Furs on the end of Fashion. I thank them so very much! To all my clients Cadillac Matt, Zee, Weeder, Boston, Ace, Big Earl, Chief, Erwin, Shan Dog, Big Allen, Big Lou, Tony, and so on! Anybody that was not mentioned, please forgive me! "Don't stop, won't stop, if it's not Exclusive it's not Fashion!" Exclusive Fashion and Furs don't want to be different. Being different is just like being the same. We are into being clever! YA DIG?.. @polothefurking See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One would never know that the highly successful leadership expert and author, Steve Farber once dreamed of becoming a musician – playing guitar, writing songs – the whole bit.  Those dreams, however, were put to the side when he soon realized that supporting a family and music didn’t mesh well together at the time. So, he gave up the idea of a career in music and began his search for a job. Fortunately, he had a friend who had an investment business and he offered to take him on and show him the ropes. A few successful years later, Steve opened his own company – and found that he had become an entrepreneur. He soon realized though that despite running a thriving business, he hated it. Witnessing people inevitably lose money took a toll on his heart, because he genuinely cared about people – he wanted to help them. Realizing he could do more, he got out. Instead, Steve decided to take his business background, along with his passion for human beings, and combine them to start doing training, facilitation and consulting work. Along the way, Steve also discovered that he was also passionate about leadership. He made it his mission to help people grow into their own extreme leadership. While an expert in the field of leadership, Steve still has his checks and balances when it comes to either speaking at events or other training courses. Years ago, an attendee at one of his events about authenticity questioned if Steve was actually modeling what he was speaking about. That hit him hard. Was he truly speaking from his heart or just doing all the “right” things? Reeling from this comment, he sought out the advice from a mentor, Terry Pierce, and he had some simple but valuable advice. First, you’re never going to connect with everybody. But specifically with the man who questioned Steve’s authenticity, it was important to  “Assume he was right and go from there.” Take a moment to see if there’s some truth. Whatever the answer, know that you can only learn and grow into a better leader. So what makes a great leader? Steve strongly feels that leadership has nothing to do with your position or title. It’s not just about looking out for yourself and stepping on other people as you go. “The greatest leaders are the ones who invest themselves in other people’s success. There’s a generosity of spirit and in what they give.” Not limited to money, this includes sharing time, energy, contacts and so much more. Extreme leaders, as Steve likes to call them, do it because it’s the right thing to do. It’s about implementing a spirit of inclusiveness in addition to the structure of it. You can still have that hierarchy within a company and still function in an inclusive way. Real leaders are committed to changing at least their piece of the world for the better and making radical leaps (not coincidentally the name of one of his books) in love, energy, audacity and proof. As you likely guessed, this isn’t the status quo way of thinking (but Steve and I would love it to be). So what do you do when there’s opposition? What if you’re the minority in a situation? Steve coaches that it’s all about finding your center of gravity. What do you love about the work you’re doing? Where’s your heart in this? Your values?  “If your heart’s not in it, you’re not likely to take a stand.” Whether you’re against the status quo or right alongside it, Steve advises that you must make the decision to LEAD. Keep in mind that it’s OK to say no. It’s perfectly acceptable as long as you’re making the decision consciously and being aware of the “oh shit! moments (OS!M). “If the only reason you’re not doing something is because the idea scares you, that’s the reason to do it.” Let fear be your guide. Sometimes that fear actual means, “I should proceed, not retreat.” Pretty soon, you’ll be seeking out those OS!Ms, and that’s ideal because it means you’re always growing! Because sometimes, “It’s the love that gets us to step up and take action, and the OS!M is often the experience of taking the action.” Steve acknowledges that there are several different types of leaders/entrepreneurs out there and along with that different works styles. Some people work the standard 40+ hours a week and others boast a 4-hour workday. His take on it? “To each their own.” At the end of the day, if you’re creating and accomplishing what YOU intend to do, it doesn’t matter how you do it. On the flip side, however, if you’re not reaching your goals, you may have to adjust. When it comes to “work” in general, be it as an entrepreneur or in corporate America, Steve believes that all of it’s good. Not everyone is wired to be an entrepreneur, just like not everyone is wired to work for someone else. To Steve, the problem lies in the work atmosphere. “We should be changing the nature of what it means to go to work – wherever it is.” Even if it’s mundane work, if you love the people and the company you work for, why shouldn’t it be a joyful experience?  Extending on that point a bit further, Steve firmly believes that it’s not unreasonable to make money, be happy and change the world – simultaneously. “You don’t have to be an ass to make money. You don’t have to sacrifice money for joy. And you don’t have to be a martyr to change the world.”   “Be totally unapologetic for the money you’re making. Be totally unapologetic for the joy your achieving in your life. Be totally unapologetic for how you’re having an impact to change the world for the better.” With words like that, it’s no wonder that Steve has such a generous and giving spirit. His natural impulse is to figure out a way, no matter the situation to help. It’s not to say it always works out, but just the intent ensures that when he needs help, he’ll have a line out the door offering to help. With an unapologetic personality like that, I don’t think I’m alone in thinking, “thank goodness his music career didn’t work out.” In This Episode You Will Learn:  Leadership Authenticity The link between leadership and generosity Entrepreneurship  Resources: FB: facebook.com/stevefarber IG: @stevefarber SteveFarber.com Free audio training series, videos and blogs Extreme Leadership Workshop – Aug. 16, 2017, San Diego stevefarber.com/workshops-training/ Books: The Radical Leap The Radical Edge Greater than Yourself All can be found at stevefarber.com/books/ For more stories and tips on becoming unapologetically wealthy, follow me @Chriswharder on Instagram and check out fortheloveofmoney.com.

Join Simone Milasas, author of Joy of Business, business mentor international speaker, as she speaks with Steven Bowman, global business advisor who is recognized as a thought leader and pragmatic futurist in business and beyond.Aired Monday, 11 May 2015, 4:00 PM ETSteve Bowman challenges people to change the way they think about and run their business and to explore ways to redefine their leadership and management capacity. To Steve, business is about creating your life and empowering other people to change their views of the world. What if we could work together to create more possibilities than we could create working on our own? What can business groups contribute to the way you do business?About Guest Steven BowmanSteven Bowman is a global business advisor, author and speaker who has spent the past 10 years working with many top society changing companies and entrepreneurs of our time. Steven has an extensive background in the nonprofit arena. He is one of the world’s leading governance and senior executive team specialists, having previously held positions as national executive director of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, CEO of the Finance and Treasury Association, general manager of ExpoHire (Australia) Pty Ltd, assistant director of the Australian Society of CPAs, and director of the American College of Health Care Administrators. He is recognized worldwide for his thoughts on strategic awareness, prosperity consciousness, business transformation, and Benevolent Capitalism. You can learn more about his work at: http://nomorebusinessasusual.com/

Wczoraj w nocy dowiedzieliśmy się, że Steve Jobs rezygnuje z pozycji CEO Apple -- informacja była spodziewana w zasadzie odkąd poszedł na kolejne zwolnienie lekarskie na początku bieżącego roku, niemniej jednak byłą szokująca dla wielu. Nie spodziewałem się takiej decyzji przed styczniem 2012. To Steve oraz nowo-mianowany CEO na jego miejsce, Tim Cook, są dzisiejszym głównym tematem podcastu. Na koniec jednak przez moment zbaczamy na temat HP i webOS, którego paradoksalnie dopiero wczoraj otrzymaliśmy do testów w opakowaniu HP Pre 2 (...) Czytaj dalej →